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enhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/feeds/term/2373/rss.xmlLaramie To Pilot New Crowdfunding Platformhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/laramie-pilot-new-crowdfunding-platform
<p>Starting this summer, Laramie will help pioneer a new kind of local online crowdfunding called “The Local Crowd.”&nbsp; Crowdfunding is when an entity raises small amounts of money from a large number of people.</p><p>Trey Sherwood is the Executive Director of the Laramie Main Street Alliance, which will take the lead in the platform’s implementation. She says the difference between “The Local Crowd” and other crowd funding sites like "Indiegogo" or "GoFundMe" is that “The Local Crowd” will feature campaigns for projects that will invest back in their community.</p>Fri, 06 May 2016 20:24:33 +0000Caroline Ballard 89961 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgLaramie To Pilot New Crowdfunding PlatformLaramie Beekeeper Works To Change Mosquito Control Methodshttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/laramie-beekeeper-works-change-mosquito-control-methods
<p>With snow in the forecast, you’re probably not thinking much&nbsp;about&nbsp;mosquitoes. But the Laramie City Council is.</p><p>Laramie&nbsp;Beekeeper Helen Coates says last July, after the city sprayed organophosphates--a powerful common insecticide-- on the fields surrounding the city, she found hundreds of dead bees outside her hive. She says the chemical may be the cheapest approach, but it’s the worst for the environment.</p><p>“If you go spray, for example, a field of blooming yellow clover, you’re going to kill all the pollinators, probably some birds, it’s toxic to fish, etc.”</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2015 23:17:05 +0000Melodie Edwards83465 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgLaramie Beekeeper Works To Change Mosquito Control MethodsPower Outage In Laramie Cancels Classeshttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/power-outage-laramie-cancels-classes
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Several Albany County schools were closed Tuesday due to an early morning power outage. The University of Wyoming Lab School, Slade Elementary, the Laramie Montessori School, and Laramie High School all canceled because of the lack of power. ACT testing at Laramie High School that was planned for today has been postponed to a later date.</span></p><p>More&nbsp;than seven thousand customers in Laramie&nbsp;lost power.&nbsp;David Eskelsen&nbsp;is a Rocky Mountain Power spokesperson, and says the cause of the outage wasn’t weather related.</p>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 21:28:58 +0000Jordan Giese 74366 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgPower Outage In Laramie Cancels ClassesLaramie Considers LGBT Anti-Discrimination Ordinancehttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/laramie-considers-lgbt-anti-discrimination-ordinance
<p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-113c500d-974c-904a-8ce7-ccfad4b77919" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The Laramie City Council gave initial approval to a proposed ordinance that would add employment and housing protections for gay and lesbian residents. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">&nbsp;</p>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 04:36:08 +0000Miles Bryan73399 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgLaramie Considers LGBT Anti-Discrimination OrdinanceAuthor Says Shepard Died Due To His Involvement With Drugshttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/author-says-shepard-died-due-his-involvement-drugs
<p>The author of a book on Mathew Shepard says his death was related to drugs and not his sexual orientation.&nbsp; Stephen Jimenez writes that Shepard was involved in the Methamphetamine trade and that his horrific murder was the result of a drug deal gone wrong.</p><p>He says Shepard's main killer had been using meth which fueled the attack, an assertion that law enforcement authorities say is not true.&nbsp;</p>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 02:24:11 +0000Bob Beck53490 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgAuthor Says Shepard Died Due To His Involvement With DrugsLast day to recycle glass in Laramiehttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/last-day-recycle-glass-laramie
<p>Today is the last day Ark Regional Services in Laramie will accept glass for recycling.</p>Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:20:42 +0000Rebecca Martinez49237 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgLast day to recycle glass in LaramieLaramie sues local newspaper and city council memberhttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/laramie-sues-local-newspaper-and-city-council-member
<p><br>&nbsp; The city of Laramie is suing the Laramie Boomerang newspaper and a city councilor to get a judge's ruling on whether they're entitled to inspect city personnel records.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tuesday's district court lawsuit follows requests by Laramie Councilor Joe Vitale and the newspaper for information related to former Mayor Jodi Guerin's qualifications to serve as city recreation manager.<br>&nbsp;Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:46:22 +0000Associated Press45381 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgLaramie sues local newspaper and city council memberCheyenne Police to help out for Jubilee Dayshttp://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/cheyenne-police-help-out-jubilee-days
<p>A new program will allow Laramie and Cheyenne police officers to help one another during the Jubilee and Frontier Days weekends this month.</p><p>The arrangement allows an employee of one city to work in another city as needed. The police departments have decided to pilot the program with a focus on preventing drunk driving during the two popular festivals, beginning this weekend.</p><p>Commander Mitchell Cushman of the Laramie Police Department says that while the Cheyenne officers will be actively patrolling for impaired drivers, they will be able to enforce all Laramie laws.&nbsp;</p>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:29:45 +0000Chelsea Biondolillo43553 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgCheyenne Police to help out for Jubilee DaysLaramie named one of America’s “playful cities,” plans more “pocket parks”http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/laramie-named-one-america-s-playful-cities-plans-more-pocket-parks
<p>Laramie has been included on a national list of “playful cities” with policies that promote play among children.</p><p>Children today play less than any previous generation, according to a statement from KaBOOM!, a non-profit that helps communities build playgrounds. The Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics says play is necessary for social, emotional and physical well-being of children.</p><p>Laramie has a housing development ordinance that requires new developments to donate to a local parks fund, or set aside space for parks.</p>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:47:17 +0000Rebecca Martinez40679 at http://wyomingpublicmedia.orgLaramie named one of America’s “playful cities,” plans more “pocket parks”